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Letters Patent 1Y0. 62,459, dated February 26, 1867.

IMPROVED WASHING AND WRINGING MACHINE.

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'.lO ALL WHOM IT WAY CONOERN:

Be it known thatI, OAssIUs A. WHITE, of Fairfield, in the county ofFranklin, and State of Vermont, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Combined Washing and Wringing Machine; and I do herebydeclare that the following isa full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and usc thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinalsection of my improved machine, taken through the line a; x, iig. 2.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same, taken through the liney y, iig. 1.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional View, taken through the line s z, fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved combined washingand wringing machine, so constructed and arranged that the clothes maybe washed, conveyed from thc washer to the wringcr, and wrung by thesame operation; and it consists in the construction and arrangement ofthe washer, which washes the clothes by pressing outfthe water anddissolved dirt, and at the same time feeds the washed clothes forward tothe conveyor; in the construction and arrangement 0f the conveyer, bywhich the clothes are conveyed from thc washer to the wringer; in thecombination of the washer and conveyor with each other and with thewringer; and in the combination of a cam-shaft with the wringer toregulate the pressure.

A is the box or tub in which th'c machine is placed, and which may be ofany desired size, according to the amount and character ofthe workrequired to be done by the'machine. I usually make the box A about threefeet long, fourteen inches wide, and ten inches deep. B and C are thefeet which support the machine, and which should be of such a lengththat the machine may stand at a convenient height to be operated. D arethe side boards or frame that supports the operating parts of themachine, and which is securely attached to the sides ofthe tub or box A.E F is the washer, which consists of two frames working one within theother. The outer frame E is pivoted to the side'boards D by the shaftGr, which said shaft passes through slots in the side bars of the innerframe F, so that the said frame may move up and down within the outerone. The two frames are made to swing together by the cross-bar fattached to the inner frame F, and the ends of which enter and work inslots in the upper ends of the side bars of the outer frame E. H is across-bar, which enters slots in the upper parts of the side bars of theinner frame F, and to the ends of which are attached bearings throughwhich the shaft I passes, and by means of which-the frame F rides uponand is operated by the said shaft. The shaft I revolves in bearings inthe sidc'boards or frame I, and has two elbows orcranks formed upon it,between the side boards D and the frame F, as shown in lig. 2, so thatas it revolves it may move the frame Fupward and downward, and also itsupper end forward and backward, which, in conn'ection with thepivoting-shaft G, gives a forward and backward movement to the lowerparts of the frames E and F. .l are rubber blocks let into and securedin the lower cross-bars of the frames E and F, and which, as the frame Fis lowered, press the clothes between them, forcing out the water anddissolved dirt, and at the same time carrying the clothes towards theconveyer, so that there can be no strain upon the clothes from beingoperated upon by the washer at the same time that they are passingthrough the conveyor. K is a screw, passing through the top bar of theframe F, and Ascrewing into the cross-bar H, by means of which theposition of the said frame F is regulated according to the body oramount of cloth passing through the machine. L and M are two pairs ofrollers, the

upper rollers of the two pairs being in a vertical line, and also thelower ones, and so arranged that the front sides of the lower rollersand the rear sides of the upper rollers shall bc in the same verticalline. The rollers /'vf of each pair are connected by two or more endlessbelts, N and O, as shown in fig. 1, said belts being kept in theirproper relative positions by passing through slots in the guide'jbarsl?, as shown in figs. 1 and 3. The/ belts N and O may be made of cloth,webbing, or rubber, as may be desired or convenient. The rollers L ,and

M revolve in bearings in thc side boards or frame D. R and S are thewringen rollers, which may be ordinary rubber rollers. The upper roller,R, revolves in stationary bearings in the side boards or frame D, andthe lower one, S, in adjustable bearings, which are placed in Slots insaid frame D, and rest upon or are attached to the' ends of thecross-bar T. The bar T is raised or lowered to adjust the pressure ofthe wringer by the cam-shaft U, which has a cam or eccentric, u, formedupon its middle part, as shown in iig. 1. The shaft U is operated by a,handle, V, attached to its projecting,` end, as shown in Iig. 2. A/ is acrank or fly-wheel, attached to the,

end of the shaft by means of which the machine is operated. B is a smallgear-wheel formed'upon the hub of the wheel A', or securely attached tothe shaft l, into the teeth of which mesh the teeth of the largegearwheel C', attached. to the journal of the upper roller R to revolveit. lhe lower roller S is revolved by means of' the gear-wheel Dattached to the end et' its `journal, :1nd the teeth oi' which mesh intothefteeth of the gearwheel E, attached to the journal of the roller R.'lhe teeth of the 'gear-wheel F, attached to the `journal of the upperroller L, mesu into the teeth of the gear-wheel G', attached to thejournal of the roller` R, from which it receives motion, and also intothe teeth of the gear-wheel II, attached to the journal of the upperroller M, to which it communicates motion. The lower rollers L and M arerevolved by the friction of the endless belts N and O. I are wheels orrollers attached to the forward feet D of the machine, upon which it maybe moved from place to place. J are handles, pivoted to the rear ends ofthe sides of the box or tub A, the forward ends of which, when in use,rest upon the upper ends of the feet C, as shown in dotted lines infig. 1. When net in use, the handles J" may be turned down ont of theway. If desired, the ily-wheel A! may be rcplaeedhy a crank, the saidily-wheel being attached to the other end of the shaft I. Thisconstruction allows the fly-wheel to be attached to the end of one ofthe wringcr rollers R or S, when it is desired to run the wringermorerapidly or to wring the clothes without operating the washer.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. rlhe washer, formed by the combination of the frames E and F withcach other, and with the shafts G and I, substantially as herein shownand described.

2. The roller R, itted in stationary bearings, and the roller S, mountedon adjustable bearings on the cross-bar T, operated by the eccentric uon the cam-shaft U, in the manner described for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of the washer E ,F and conveyor L M N 0 with eachother, and with the wringer R S, substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

CASSIUS A. WHITE.

Witnesses DARIUS S. BAaLow, Josnrn NonTuRor.

